Literal

basis of different criteria (Liao & Fukuya 2004). Many terms are used in the literature to describe PVs, such as literal, transparent, semitransparent, systematic, completive, opaque, figurative, and idiomatic. Celce-Murcia and Larsen Freeman (1999) classify PVs into literal, idiomatic, and aspectual. Literal PVs are those whose elements keep much of their meaning. An example of a literal PV is to look for such as, he is looking for his keys. However, in idiomatic PVs, the regular meaning of…

fiction and non-fiction, literal and figurative as well as concrete and metaphysical. Different readers of the novel have various understanding of the text depending on their viewpoints and believes. ‘The Plague is neither deeply rooted in the real stuff of life nor in the poetical matter of myth’ (Picon 147).’ Margaret Gray states that Camus further announced that the text has various levels of meaning and that “their dynamic oscillation between event and abstraction, literal and figurative…

film by use of kimono girls, literal setting, and the cooperation between Japanese and American law enforcement. House of Bamboo works very well to demonstrate life in Occupied Japan because it was actually filmed in Occupied Japan. Sam Fuller obviously does this so his movie is realistic, but it allows the viewer…

Violence against a character is essential in developing a character. Violence is often portrayed in film through intense chase scenes or messy breakups. In The Apartment, Billy Wilder develops Fran Kubelik and Mr. Sheldrake by using relational violence. While meeting for Christmas Eve, Mr. Sheldrake is a lousy date, only giving Fran a one-hundred-dollar bill as a gift; however, Fran gifts him a record of Sheldrake’s favorite song, which had been played on an earlier date; it is a meaningful…

by Charles Dickens about the French revolution. It is told from a narrative point of view, and is one of the most prominent examples of literary resurrection. In the story, there are both subtle, and blatant examples of resurrection. There are no literal resurrections in the story, that isn’t really possible. The resurrections found in this book are figurative, such as someone being saved from certain death. This would be an example of resurrection because the character is basically considered…

Gothic literature shares many of the same themes to show a sense of fear, horror, mental state, and paranoia through supernatural beings along with literal and psychological entrapment. This set of themes is exemplified by authors Richard Matheson, Washington Irving, and the forefather of gothic literature Edgar Allan Poe in their gothic short stories. From these stories the theme of supernatural beings is prevalent to provide an indication of fear and horror. Poe deliberately uses this to show…

and figuratively as a way to separate the irrationalness from the rationalness. Without this trope of flying, the reader would be lost in the book with those mundane events of the characters, whose lives would be otherwise not very attractive. A literal example of flying as a trope in the book Son of Solomon is described as African Americans having flown back to Africa. In the book, Milkman poses the question to Susan, “‘When you say ‘flew off’ you mean he ran away, don’t you…’…’No, I mean…

Though it may not have happened in the literal sense, Orwell's prediction of 1984 is metaphorically true in 2017. There are ways in which Orwell exaggerated his predictions, but there are many more ways in which he figuratively predicted the future. For example, the banning of sex and the discouragement of individuality, the thought police and thought crime, and Big brother most likely will never exist in the literal sense, but the concept of each one is very much alive in our society.…

One of the way he portrays the literal sense of different versions of reality is by using Bottom the Weaver as personification of the theme. As in the beginning of the play in the movie, Hoffman dress Bottom up in white head to toe with a fancy cain. In his appearance he looks like a rich…

upon the students’ understanding of the vocabulary as they achieve the 3rd Grade Pennsylvania Common Core Standards for vocabulary (CC.1.2.3.F Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, distinguishing literal from non-literal meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words.) within the novel Charlotte’s Web. The students will be taught the new vocabulary before playing a matching game with a partner or a small group. There will also be a time when…